Training for more than 100 Durham Tech employees is made possible by a $25,000 grant from the PNC Foundation.
Text descriptions of the Durham Tech Clery maps found in the Guide to Campus Safety report.
Durham Technical Community College is the first Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) education program in the nation to receive its voluntary accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the only nationally recognized accreditation organization for AEMT and paramedic education. In addition, Durham Tech’s Paramedic Program also received accreditation, marking dual accreditation for the College’s EMS pathway.
“It was a childhood goal of mine to comprehend the construction process and, as an architect, to construct things.” Durham Tech 2026 Academic Excellence Award winner Jeferson Gomez Gonzalez said. “But life was not so easy, so I took many turns on my way to Durham Tech and its Architectural Technology program.”
Receiving an honorary degree from Durham Tech at its 2025 graduation ceremony meant a great deal to Steve Schewel.
“It is an incredible honor. To be at graduation with the graduates walking the stage with their degrees was invigorating, seeing them heading out into the world with diplomas and high expectations,” Schewel said.
In August at Convocation 2024, Durham Tech celebrated the start of the academic year, welcomed new staff and reunited established colleagues.
The biggest highlights of the event were remarks delivered by three people who attended Durham Tech about the impact the College had on their lives.
Josh Mook’s journey at Durham Tech began thanks to his dad. Now his dad has a son with an associate degree in applied science from the biomedical equipment program and a job at Duke University Hospital.
Any individual coming to a Durham Tech campus or location will now be required to complete a daily check-in form to confirm that they and anyone whom they have been in close contact with is free of COVID-19 symptoms.
Charmaine Grafton, current Durham Tech student and president of the Student Government Association, received the Daryl Mitchell Award for Outstanding Students last weekend at the North Carolina Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association Spring Conference (N4CSGA).
Community Engagement Programs (CEPs) encompass a variety of programs that can be offered on-campus, off-campus, or in a remote learning environment. This procedure outlines the process to submit a CEP proposal for review.